Denmark vs Germany: Clientelism Index

Denmark

0.034

in 2025

Germany

0.038

in 2025

Denmark rank

174th

Germany rank

173rd

Clientelism Index over time

Denmark
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.038 against 0.034 in Denmark, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 174th and Germany ranks 173rd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Clientelism Index in Denmark
Clientelism Index in Germany
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Clientelism Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Composite index measuring the extent to which politics hinge on clientelistic exchanges of targeted goods, jobs, or cash for electoral support; higher values denote more pervasive clientelism.